Sleep in peace, wake in joy, Good angels guard thee.
~ Shakespeare

Santa Saguaro, Tucson, Arizona 2012
Sleep in peace, wake in joy, Good angels guard thee.
~ Shakespeare

Santa Saguaro, Tucson, Arizona 2012
Give without remembering. Receive without forgetting.
~ Anonymous

Crab Pot Christmas Tree, Warrenton, Oregon 2017
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
~ Anonymous

Seaside Sunset, Seaside, Oregon 2017
These things, I warmly wish for you:
Someone to love, Some work to do,
A bit of o’ sun, A bit o’ cheer,
And a guardian angel always near.
~ Irish Blessing

Spruce Cones, Lincoln, City, Oregon 2018
Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.
~ William Shakespeare

Cardinal, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2008
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.
~ Henry David Thoreau

Prairie Dog, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010
Life’s too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t, and believe that everything happens for a reason.
~ Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

Vermilion Flycatcher Nestlings, Agua Caliente Park, Tucson, Arizona 2017
The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
~ G.K. Chesterton

Red Berries, Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, California 2016
Let the rain kiss you, Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops, Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
~ Langston Hughes

Raindrops on Spring Lake, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunny Taft Beach, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018